Raleigh, N.C. — In a coronavirus task force meeting on Thursday, state health officials confirmed at least three more people in North Carolina have coronavirus, bringing the total to 12.
Testing showed two new cases in Forsythe County and one in Johnston County.
Governor Roy Cooper's Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force met Thursday to continue response efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in North Carolina.
Governor Cooper on Tuesday announced a State of Emergency to strengthen North Carolina’s response to COVID-19.
NCDHHS also issued recommendations to prevent the spread of the virus.
The task force meeting is intended to foster collaboration and communication across state agencies and further planning to respond to current and future scenarios for COVID-19.
Updated coronavirus numbers as of March 12
North Carolina now has a total of 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
There have been 119 tests approved, and 21 specimens are still pending.
There have been 67 tests completed.
All cases have known their contact except one.
There are supplies for approximately 700 patients in-house, with a supplies for an additional 900 patients on backorder.
On Friday, superintendents will meet and explore e-learning possibilities, but for now schools in NC are staying open.
Coronavirus declared a pandemic
"Thinking through the intervals of a pandemic, we believe that we are still in the acceleration phase, in the early stages," said Dr. Tilson of NCDHHS.
In response, she said they are gearing up in containment strategies that are used at the beginning stages of an epidemic. They are also thinking through a community mitigation strategy to put in place as we move through the acceleration stage.
"Some of our major efforts are what we call non-pharmaceutical community mitigation strategies, which are meant to blunt the peak of the spread of the disease, to ensure we have the resources in order to respond," she said.
She describes the first tier as focusing on high risk people, such as people who are over 65 or who have an underlying medical condition or compromised immune system. "Many of our recommendations are around protecting those higher risk people," she said.
She said high risk people should avoid large crowds or mass travel. Likewise, she said event coordinators for large events should adopt flexible refund policies to help protect vulnerable populations. Events should also discourage anyone who is sick from attending.
https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiVGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndyYWwuY29tL2FkZGl0aW9uYWwtY29yb25hdmlydXMtY2FzZXMtaW4tbmMtYnJpbmdzLXRvdGFsLXRvLTEyLzE5MDA4MTE2L9IBYGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndyYWwuY29tL2FkZGl0aW9uYWwtY29yb25hdmlydXMtY2FzZXMtaW4tbmMtYnJpbmdzLXRvdGFsLXRvLTEyLzE5MDA4MTE2Lz92ZXJzaW9uPWFtcA?oc=5
2020-03-12 13:24:59Z
52780653463428
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Additional coronavirus cases in NC brings total to 12 - WRAL.com"
Post a Comment